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tweet us your replies. we use this board to compare car insurance rates side by side so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ whooshing ] tell me about it. why am i not going anywhere? you don't believe hard enough. a smarter way to shop around. now that's progressive. call or click today. [ grunting ] >>> back in command in afghanistan, general jon allen resumed his duties today more than a week after the pentagon announced it was investigating emails between him and a woman tied to the david petraeus affair. and there are still unanswered questions in the petraeus scandal like why did the fbi keep investigating the cia director if he committed no crime? and could petraeus have resigned for basically nothing? joining us from minneapolis is former cia officer criminal defense attorney jack rice. good to have you here. this new "washington post"/abc poll finds out that even after he resigned people see general david p
tweet us your replies. we use this board to compare car insurance rates side by side so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ whooshing ] tell me about it. why am i not going anywhere? you don't believe hard enough. a smarter way to shop around. now that's progressive. call or click today. [ grunting ] >>> back in command in afghanistan, general jon allen resumed his duties today more than a...
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>> thank you for spending time with us, sir. i want to update you on one thing. 15 bodice recoves recovered her staten island. police continue to search for the two little boys who were knocked out of their mother's arms by rushing flood waters. i talked to a police officer a little while ago. they told me there's nothing new to report with regards to that. we have seen a great deal of damage over the course of the morning. one of the things that struck us most, the gas line. i think i heard you mention this at the top of your hour. we stopped counting at 100 cars. we talked to a gentleman who had been waiting for three and a half hours for gas this morning. of course, the fear at this point is when some of those folks at the end of the line get to the beginning of the line, they'll be out of gas. we'll continue to keep updating you. that's the latest for now. >> nbc's craig melvin. appreciate it. thank you, sir. >>> this morning, 3/4 of the residents on long island woke up without power. joining me now live on the phone is new
>> thank you for spending time with us, sir. i want to update you on one thing. 15 bodice recoves recovered her staten island. police continue to search for the two little boys who were knocked out of their mother's arms by rushing flood waters. i talked to a police officer a little while ago. they told me there's nothing new to report with regards to that. we have seen a great deal of damage over the course of the morning. one of the things that struck us most, the gas line. i think i...
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many of us said the same thing. democrats won 25 out of 3 # senate races, and he has got to stick to that position. we will be right behind him on that. >> sir, you've been vocal and an advocate for the progressive agenda. what do you think the president can get done as a liberal? we talked about reducing the deficit, avoiding the fiscal cliff. where will the middle be met? >> on this issue, i think the american people spoke during the election, and poll after poll shows the same thing. all across the board. regardless of political ideology, the american people are saying do not cut social security. harry reid was right when he said social security has nothing to do with deficit reduction, take it off the table. you do it in a way that's fair. and what that is, the wealthy got to pay their fair share. these are ob surd tax havens in the cayman islands. you take a hard look at military spending. >> the president as we have been pointing out, the schedule will put him in manhattan to view storm damage from sandy. mayo
many of us said the same thing. democrats won 25 out of 3 # senate races, and he has got to stick to that position. we will be right behind him on that. >> sir, you've been vocal and an advocate for the progressive agenda. what do you think the president can get done as a liberal? we talked about reducing the deficit, avoiding the fiscal cliff. where will the middle be met? >> on this issue, i think the american people spoke during the election, and poll after poll shows the same...
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thanks for joining us. just one thing to pass along that we just got to us here at msnbc is the fact that u.n. ambassador susan rice is now on the schedule of senator bob corker, a republican from tennessee who has been critical of rice over the past several weeks telling reporters that she sounds more like the head of the democratic national committee when talking about what's going on with the obama administration, and that doesn't sound like a positive secretary of state to him because they need to show their ability to be independent. but, again, senator corker's office now saying they believe they have a private meeting with ambassador rice. >>> it's often lost in politics of the fiscal cliff is how a cliff dive will actually impact your personal finances. and whether you have a job or not if you pay taxes, you're going to take a hit. first place you're going to see it, the federal tax rate for a middle income family. and that means an extra $2,000 out of pocket. next is the payroll tax. if you make, s
thanks for joining us. just one thing to pass along that we just got to us here at msnbc is the fact that u.n. ambassador susan rice is now on the schedule of senator bob corker, a republican from tennessee who has been critical of rice over the past several weeks telling reporters that she sounds more like the head of the democratic national committee when talking about what's going on with the obama administration, and that doesn't sound like a positive secretary of state to him because they...
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tell us about it. >> that's true. in fact, tens of thousands of palestinians showed up in gaza city. and actually in cities all across the gaza strip to hear from various leaders of all of the palestinian factions. the biggest one was by far and large in gaza city. some leaders we haven't heard in the past eight days, many in hiding, came out today to address the thousands of people who gathered. they're portraying this and describing this as a victory. they say for the first time hamas has not only defeated israel, but has also shown the world what they're about against a back drop of changes taking place all across the arab world. they also sent a message to the united states saying that they should, the united states should support the palestinian people and not the occupation. hamas was going to remain defiant in the face of israel's aggression on its people. alex? >> okay. thank you very much for the latest from gaza. we go from there to israel. nbc's martin fletcher is standing by in tel aviv for us. benjamin ne
tell us about it. >> that's true. in fact, tens of thousands of palestinians showed up in gaza city. and actually in cities all across the gaza strip to hear from various leaders of all of the palestinian factions. the biggest one was by far and large in gaza city. some leaders we haven't heard in the past eight days, many in hiding, came out today to address the thousands of people who gathered. they're portraying this and describing this as a victory. they say for the first time hamas...
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>> all of us at toys 'r' us know how important black friday is. we're the place that parents go to buy the toys for their children for christmas. so as soon as one holiday is over, we're focused on the next black friday. there are signs up, how many days until black friday? we love it. it is our time of year. >> if it is a place to make it a family affair it is toys 'r' us. bring the kids and have a good time. what are the kids looking for? these are what you anticipate to be hot sellers? >> this is tabio, a tablet from toys 'r' us that comes preloaded with 50 kids apps like angry birds or cut the rope along with learning apps for $149.99, it gives your child their own tablet so they don't have to borrow your ipad. >> and what's the age? >> from 3 on up. some kids play with it -- >> 3 and 2-year-olds you worry about dropping. >> it is durable, has a big, fat bumper so it won't break. >> we mentioned angry birds. >> angry birds is a hot franchise in general. this is angry birds, star wars, jenga. it guynes three things in one. very hot games. you p
>> all of us at toys 'r' us know how important black friday is. we're the place that parents go to buy the toys for their children for christmas. so as soon as one holiday is over, we're focused on the next black friday. there are signs up, how many days until black friday? we love it. it is our time of year. >> if it is a place to make it a family affair it is toys 'r' us. bring the kids and have a good time. what are the kids looking for? these are what you anticipate to be hot...
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he joins us by phone. congressman, good afternoon to you. >> thank for having me on. >> acting cia director mike morell will testify, not general petraeus. are you going to insist that the general testify despite his resignation? >> i'm a member of the intelligence committee. i certainly believe that general petraeus should testify. now, it doesn't have to be this week but it has to be very soon thereafter because if general petraeus is the only one who would be at the center of what happened with benghazi involving the cia, involving theed a handwriting, he would have the pieces of the puzzle and mike morell, he's the number two person but general petraeus came to the capitol hill to brief the intelligence committee afterwards. he was at the eye of the storm. so i think ultimately but really sooner rather than later general petraeus will have to be a witness and to me he's an essential witness and, if not, we will not get to the bottom of what happened in benghazi. to say that, he's an outstanding patriot
he joins us by phone. congressman, good afternoon to you. >> thank for having me on. >> acting cia director mike morell will testify, not general petraeus. are you going to insist that the general testify despite his resignation? >> i'm a member of the intelligence committee. i certainly believe that general petraeus should testify. now, it doesn't have to be this week but it has to be very soon thereafter because if general petraeus is the only one who would be at the center...
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and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs? and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs every year. call today to request a free decision guide. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. if you're t
and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs? and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of...
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thank you for joining us. i hope you had a good thanksgiving. >> happy holiday to you. >> thank you so much. let's talk about sandy and the recovery. how is it going? >> moving along slowly. most people have had their power returned and, of course, if you don't have a house, it doesn't matter whether you have power in the neighborhood. a lot of folks are out there working in a voluntary capacity. and i have to tell you, alex, the local county oems, office of emergency management, they have done a spectacular job in north jersey and i think i really salute them. they seldom get the credit due. the utilities did the best they possibly could have. i know public service, electric and gas is up to snuff. they had almost 400 trucks from out of state. that helped us get power restored. if your power is out, it's never quick enough, as you well know. >> sure. >> and i think by late this afternoon or early monday, alex, we will have an estimated damage cost in new jersey which will help us then put a plan before the fe
thank you for joining us. i hope you had a good thanksgiving. >> happy holiday to you. >> thank you so much. let's talk about sandy and the recovery. how is it going? >> moving along slowly. most people have had their power returned and, of course, if you don't have a house, it doesn't matter whether you have power in the neighborhood. a lot of folks are out there working in a voluntary capacity. and i have to tell you, alex, the local county oems, office of emergency...
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ashley judd, can you hear us? election giddiness -- giddiness of the election is wearing off as the country heads towards a fiscal precipe. congressional leaders ready to extend a lifeline? we'll discuss compromise with governor ed rendell, luke russert, joy reid. money can't buy you love or elections, at least this time around. outside spending's big fail. and author sasha isenbberg, all of that when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more... [ midwestern/chicago accent ] cheddar! yeah! 50 percent more [yodeling] yodel-ay-ee-oo. 50% more flash. [ southern accent ] 50 percent more taters. that's where tots come from. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on every purchase plus a 50% annual bonus on the cash you earn. it's the card for people who like more cash. 50% more spy stuff. what's in your wallet? this car is too small. what's in your wallet? music
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tom is covering that for us. he's in a gas station or right outside of a gas station in richfield, new jersey. we can see the lines behind you, tom. >> right on the jersey turnpike behind me. this has been packed for the better part of a couple of days now. there are two or three sunoco tankers. they each carry about 8800 gallons of fuel. they're bringing gas in, but here is the real story. take a look at the heavy police presence to make sure that they keep the order and that everybody keeps cool. and also, look at the line. the line stretches up and around the service ramp and on to the jersey turnpike because they have got at least about a mile, two to three miles of people waiting to get into this gas station. it's been the same scene across new jersey. we've heard from a lot of people who have some very strong emotions on this issue. >> i hope you ain't got to push it to the gas station. >> so i was in this line for about an hour. people, they're cutting in line at the corner. >> i've visited seven gats gas
tom is covering that for us. he's in a gas station or right outside of a gas station in richfield, new jersey. we can see the lines behind you, tom. >> right on the jersey turnpike behind me. this has been packed for the better part of a couple of days now. there are two or three sunoco tankers. they each carry about 8800 gallons of fuel. they're bringing gas in, but here is the real story. take a look at the heavy police presence to make sure that they keep the order and that everybody...
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it is great to have you with us to help explain to all of us about what we know, the facts about this platform exploding. do we have any information about what caused it? >> we don't have any information about what caused it. that really is going to be left up to the coast guard to make a determination. right now they're in search and rescue mode. the coast guard, from what we understand, has responded. there have been four patients that have been airlifted to our parish hospital, three of them we received word on are in critical condition. there are also reports, although unofficial at this time, two people have died and there are other people who may be missing. the latest from the coast guard is that the platform fire is attempting to be extinguished and we're waiting for additional word from them as to whether or not there are other issues that has to be dealt with in with regards to this. >> nbc news has not verified any deaths in relation to this. where are you getting your information from? >> from local reports and also from our emergency management department and others who h
it is great to have you with us to help explain to all of us about what we know, the facts about this platform exploding. do we have any information about what caused it? >> we don't have any information about what caused it. that really is going to be left up to the coast guard to make a determination. right now they're in search and rescue mode. the coast guard, from what we understand, has responded. there have been four patients that have been airlifted to our parish hospital, three...
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jim is joining us from cairo. this was seen as a test of the relations following the arab spring, so how did it do? >> reporter: morsi has passed the test as ayman and martin suggested, this is the middle east and there's not a lot of optimism. we'll see how morsi chooses. there may be a moment of truth where he has to decide between hamas or with the truce. we don't know how he'll do that or which way he'll go, but so far it's pretty amazing to see this man who was not even a muslim brotherhood's main candidate for president. he was the backup plan now receiving the praises of everyone yesterday from hamas to benjamin netanyahu, clinton, president obama, everyone had good things to say about morsi who is emerging as a pragmatic guy and politician but as a regional star. hillary clinton spent hours with morsi and his foreign minister talking about stopping the hostilities and negotiating everything else later. this time with morsi as the mediator, today in "the new york times" you can actually see the turnaround i
jim is joining us from cairo. this was seen as a test of the relations following the arab spring, so how did it do? >> reporter: morsi has passed the test as ayman and martin suggested, this is the middle east and there's not a lot of optimism. we'll see how morsi chooses. there may be a moment of truth where he has to decide between hamas or with the truce. we don't know how he'll do that or which way he'll go, but so far it's pretty amazing to see this man who was not even a muslim...
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when you get to know us you can't help but love us. and as mainstream americans get to know their gay and lesbian neighbors, it is increasingly the case that they want to see them in all levels of our leadership and having the first openly gay person in the senate is a real step forward. >> big turning of the time. bishop gene robinson great to have you on as always. i appreciate it. >> thank you tom. >> that's going to wrap things up for me. i'm going to see you back here tomorrow at 11:00 eastern. i'll be much more well rested at that time. don't go anywhere, though. an equally tired wagner she looks great, but equally tired, i know it she's coming up next on "now." ♪ these are... ♪ [ male a pncermarie callender's puts everything you've grown to love about sunday dinner into each of her pot pies. tender white meat chicken and vegetables in a crust made from scratch. marie callender's. it's time to savor. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expe
when you get to know us you can't help but love us. and as mainstream americans get to know their gay and lesbian neighbors, it is increasingly the case that they want to see them in all levels of our leadership and having the first openly gay person in the senate is a real step forward. >> big turning of the time. bishop gene robinson great to have you on as always. i appreciate it. >> thank you tom. >> that's going to wrap things up for me. i'm going to see you back here...
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we used to have 14. they reduced that to eight. they didn't have as many places to vote for early voting. that's an obvious commonsense problem. so you have more. and you do what's right and make sure that you have enough of those early voting days. and if they aren't enough and the lines are long, then you sign an executive order as the chief executive of the state and give people what they deserve, a decent chance to cast their ballot, not have to wait in line, six, seven hours in some cases. i saw in miami gardens and other places in the state, it's not the right thing to do for the people you're supposed to be serving. >> there is talk, speculation that you could run against scott as a democrat in 2014. is that a possibility? >> anything's possible. i'm not ruling anything in or anything out. what i'm focused on is being pleased for president obama, that florida came home for him, that senator nelson won. patrick murphy winning over against allen west on the east coast of the state. and koconsecratkonconcentrating thanksgiving,
we used to have 14. they reduced that to eight. they didn't have as many places to vote for early voting. that's an obvious commonsense problem. so you have more. and you do what's right and make sure that you have enough of those early voting days. and if they aren't enough and the lines are long, then you sign an executive order as the chief executive of the state and give people what they deserve, a decent chance to cast their ballot, not have to wait in line, six, seven hours in some cases....
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call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> so what is the path toward 1600 pennsylvania avenue in 2016 look like? let's bring back in the sunday brain trust. joan walsh, perry bacon, and matt welsh. you know what? i'm going to start with you. let's talk about latino voters this year. we've heard over the past three or four days ad nauseam folks talk about what someone like marco rubio could mean at the top of the ticket for the gop. is it that simple? will it take a lot more than just sticking a latino on the ticket to help the gop make end roads? >> yeah, it's going to take a lot more than that. first of all, let's remember that mitt romney as a candidate was probably the most hostile to illegal immigration and arguably immigration than any major party candidate had been maybe in my lifetime. or certainly in the last 30 years. john mccain almost lost the republican primary season in 2008 because he was in favor of comprehensive immigration reform. he had to double back. they're going to have to get ou
call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> so what is the path toward 1600 pennsylvania avenue in 2016 look like? let's bring back in the sunday brain trust. joan walsh, perry bacon, and matt welsh. you know what? i'm going to start with you. let's talk about latino voters this year. we've heard over the past three or four days ad nauseam folks talk about what someone like marco rubio could mean at the top of the ticket for the gop. is it that simple? will it take a lot more...
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thanks for being with us. happy thanksgiving. the ed show with ed schultz starts now. >>> good morning, everyone. happy thanksgiving. i'm alex witt. with latest from israel to the big parade in manhattan a packed morning for you. the balloons are filled, ready to go, talking about the 86th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. live for you along the parade route. >>> the president is behind her, now u.n. ambassador susan rice defendinging her record to critics taking her to task on benghazi. will it be enough? >>> celebrations in gaza. so far, the day-old cease-fire is holding but the real work begins. and that fragile cease-fire between israel and hamas militants brokered by the u.s. government and egyptian president morsi. it is less than 24 hours old. there is deep mistrust. civilians on both sides hoping the agreement will bring a permanent end to the deadly air strikes and rocket fire. in gaza with the i have latest, eamon, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. for the first time in nine days the people of gaza were able
thanks for being with us. happy thanksgiving. the ed show with ed schultz starts now. >>> good morning, everyone. happy thanksgiving. i'm alex witt. with latest from israel to the big parade in manhattan a packed morning for you. the balloons are filled, ready to go, talking about the 86th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. live for you along the parade route. >>> the president is behind her, now u.n. ambassador susan rice defendinging her record to critics taking her to...
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sir, great to have you with us. mitch mcconnell saying the president should be speaking to members of his own party. interestingly enough, moments ago we heard from someone within mitch mcconnell's party, speaker john boehner, saying he thinks a deal is possible. take a listen. >> it's time for the president and democrats to get serious about the spending problem that our country has. but i'm optimistic. >> he's optimistic. we also have boehner saying he is disagreeing with tom cole, one of the few republicans who have come out to usual his party to strike a deal. right now, get this done. keeping the bush tax cults for 98% of americans, give up on keeping tax cuts low for the wealthy, 2%. take a listen to what cole on capitol hill had to say moments ago. >> in my view, we all agree that we're not going to raise taxes on people who make less than $250,000. we should take them out of this discussion right now and continue to fight against any rate increase, continue to try to work honestly for a much bigger deal. >>
sir, great to have you with us. mitch mcconnell saying the president should be speaking to members of his own party. interestingly enough, moments ago we heard from someone within mitch mcconnell's party, speaker john boehner, saying he thinks a deal is possible. take a listen. >> it's time for the president and democrats to get serious about the spending problem that our country has. but i'm optimistic. >> he's optimistic. we also have boehner saying he is disagreeing with tom...
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we should have someone from "the washington post" within us. thanks for being with us. i want to start with you. what do you think, what will be the final story on early voting's role in this election? >> i think the story is going that republicans wound up turning out as many early voters as the president. and the reason i say that is that the restrictions on early voting in florida have produce ad lot of anger particularly in black churches who took full advantage of the full days they had out of anger at the impression that republicans are trying to limit the right to vote. >> i know you did some digging specifically into some early voting numbers in ohio. talk to me a little bit about that. what did you find? >> we found if you look at the counties that went for obama last time there's a lead before 900,000 to 400,000. if those voting patterns hold and they could break for romney you just don't know but if they hold it shows incredible mobilization among obama voters. i know we're short on time. there's a sentiment that was touched on last time they were trying to s
we should have someone from "the washington post" within us. thanks for being with us. i want to start with you. what do you think, what will be the final story on early voting's role in this election? >> i think the story is going that republicans wound up turning out as many early voters as the president. and the reason i say that is that the restrictions on early voting in florida have produce ad lot of anger particularly in black churches who took full advantage of the full...
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martin fletcher is live for us in tel aviv. and martin has been covering this for us. bring us up to speed on what's happening. your reporting has been extensive firsthand. >> reporter: hi, thomas. there's been a continued firing in both directions. 30 rockets fired in one israeli town today. one person was injured. otherwise little damage. the real is it's pretty clear that a ceasefire has been agreed and it will be announced in gaza, cairo and jerusalem probably within the next few hours, not necessarily at the same time in each place but it's clear that that's what's happening. secretary of state hillary clinton coming to jerusalem tonight and a whole slew of arab leaders are coming to gaza. the fight iing will be over witn a few hours and hopefully will last a long time. what we're told is there is an agreement for the fighting to end from both sides, and then the details of the agreement are still to be worked out. the key point, though, it looks like the fighting is over. no israeli ground invasion of gaza. >> martin, as you say, the details are yet to be announc
martin fletcher is live for us in tel aviv. and martin has been covering this for us. bring us up to speed on what's happening. your reporting has been extensive firsthand. >> reporter: hi, thomas. there's been a continued firing in both directions. 30 rockets fired in one israeli town today. one person was injured. otherwise little damage. the real is it's pretty clear that a ceasefire has been agreed and it will be announced in gaza, cairo and jerusalem probably within the next few...
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thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having us. >> let me start with you, some people say the president clearly has the upper hand in these negotiations, is that true? >> not entirely. i think what kristen said is true that polling shows that most americans agree a pretty strong majority agrees that the wealthy need to pay more taxes and so that president obama is going to be pushing. you look at the republican side and as you know, many on the house side say we have house republican majority, came here to cut government. we need to replace these sequestration cuts that take place at the same time that the tax cuts expire. these spending cuts are goingo combination with tax cuts that expire of sending us into recession. they say those spending cuts if we're going to replace them, we need to see some numbers. democrats are not coming up with any spending cuts in these preliminary discussion and that's making republicans they say they need spending cuts. at the same time you'll see the white house pushing for an increase in the debt ceiling and republicans say if you want that and the sam
thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having us. >> let me start with you, some people say the president clearly has the upper hand in these negotiations, is that true? >> not entirely. i think what kristen said is true that polling shows that most americans agree a pretty strong majority agrees that the wealthy need to pay more taxes and so that president obama is going to be pushing. you look at the republican side and as you know, many on the house side say we have house...
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thank you for joining us, ramsay. happy day after thanksgiving to you. >> alex, happy black friday to you. thanks for having me. >> i know that you served in both iraq and in the marine corps. what is the hardest part about serving far from home during the holidays? >> well, i think that clearly it's being away from family. i was deployed in iraq during the christmas season, missed christmas, missed thanksgiving, new year's, the birth of my son. having life go on without you back home is really pretty difficult and especially if you're in the spartan conditions that we were in and a lot of the troops are in afghanistan right now. >> yeah. >> it makes it all that much more difficult. >> ramsey, it's not just you when you're out there, but it's your loved ones at home who see that empty place at the table. they're thinking of you in those spartan conditions and it's tough. >> yeah, absolutely. i mean, for all of the events there's always an empty place at the table. and for a lot of americans that plates will always be
thank you for joining us, ramsay. happy day after thanksgiving to you. >> alex, happy black friday to you. thanks for having me. >> i know that you served in both iraq and in the marine corps. what is the hardest part about serving far from home during the holidays? >> well, i think that clearly it's being away from family. i was deployed in iraq during the christmas season, missed christmas, missed thanksgiving, new year's, the birth of my son. having life go on without you...
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me and the benefits that you pay us. many of us receive in some cases 30% to 50% of our salary over in benefits. and so we keep paying more money for a service that's not better. one of the challenges that we have as public educators is to come up with a better performing school system, not just to say to the public and taxpayers, we want you to pay us more money. >> all right. so there was this recent report out of harvard that found that students in latvia, chile, brazil are making academic gains three times faster than american kids. our students ranking 5th in math, 17th in science, and 14th in reading. now, the president does not support education cuts. but this is what congress, you know, comes up with, cutting in places where we need it most. the seeds of our future are our kids and their education. what does this say about our priorities? >> our priorities are focused on the adults in the schools and not the children in the schools. we want to make sure when we're talking about education reform, we want to make s
me and the benefits that you pay us. many of us receive in some cases 30% to 50% of our salary over in benefits. and so we keep paying more money for a service that's not better. one of the challenges that we have as public educators is to come up with a better performing school system, not just to say to the public and taxpayers, we want you to pay us more money. >> all right. so there was this recent report out of harvard that found that students in latvia, chile, brazil are making...
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and cdw designs technology solutions that keep us winning. they set us up to win. while you... ...set us up to lose. oh, a classic win-lose-win situation. exactly. >>> black friday going strong. as america takes part in the biggesty of the year, millions waited in line for hours to get a crack at some of the great deals being offered by retailers this year. many didn't even have to leave their house to get in on the action. on-line sales up more than 18% nbc's jay gray is braving the elements. there he is. he's at the mall of america in bloomington, minnesota. jay, first of all, hope you're being safe out there. what are you seeing out there? >> hey, my friend. what i am seeing is a lot of people out here at the mall of going on since last night. this is one of the venues that actually started things on thursday evening. look, more than 4 million square feet in this mall more than 520 shops and stores. if you can't find it here you probably don't need it. th it continues to grow. they're not just shopping. they're buying. we see these people walking through with ba
and cdw designs technology solutions that keep us winning. they set us up to win. while you... ...set us up to lose. oh, a classic win-lose-win situation. exactly. >>> black friday going strong. as america takes part in the biggesty of the year, millions waited in line for hours to get a crack at some of the great deals being offered by retailers this year. many didn't even have to leave their house to get in on the action. on-line sales up more than 18% nbc's jay gray is braving the...
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mike joins us right now. as you and i were talking about last hour, the priorities that are happening outside the theater of asia certainly are numerous, but then there are the issues of asia itself. you and i both know that there was a move of middle east/u.s. forces to asia for a reason. >> well, that's absolutely right. the administration has promised to borrow a phrase as it relates to relationships with russia to reset the relationship with asia. part of this is an effort, yes, to contain the political, economic, and even military influence growing of china. that's not really a new story. there are geographic disputes, the islands in the south china s sea. we call them the spratly islands. a number of nations have a claim to those. the president is also breaking ground here. this is a commitment he made to attend the annual southeast asian nation summit. the president just finished the trip to thailand. he met with the king. he did some sightseeing. he had a press conference. we've already heard from him
mike joins us right now. as you and i were talking about last hour, the priorities that are happening outside the theater of asia certainly are numerous, but then there are the issues of asia itself. you and i both know that there was a move of middle east/u.s. forces to asia for a reason. >> well, that's absolutely right. the administration has promised to borrow a phrase as it relates to relationships with russia to reset the relationship with asia. part of this is an effort, yes, to...
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for us, pete. thanks to you. let's bring in nationally syndicated radio talk show host michael and cnbc contributor and former democratic governor of virginia, doug wilder. good afternoon to both of you gentlemen. governor, i'm going to start with you. let's pick up right where we left off on the supreme court agreeing to hear this voting rights case as the nation's first black governor since reconstruction. what is your reaction to the news from the high court? >> well, i was the first elected black governor. >> that's important distinction. >> and that's why i thought it a distinction to particularly since we're talking about the voting rights act. i'm tremendously disappointed that they have agreed to do this. i'm not surprised because they've hinted, as you pointed out that, that they were going to look at it. is the time to remove it? no. what is the rush for removing? when you hear these people say, well, there is no need to have it now. and it's burdensome. burdensome on who? onerous on whom? when you cons
for us, pete. thanks to you. let's bring in nationally syndicated radio talk show host michael and cnbc contributor and former democratic governor of virginia, doug wilder. good afternoon to both of you gentlemen. governor, i'm going to start with you. let's pick up right where we left off on the supreme court agreeing to hear this voting rights case as the nation's first black governor since reconstruction. what is your reaction to the news from the high court? >> well, i was the first...
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thanks for joining us. >> thank you, i appreciate it. >>> here's one i haven't heard before. could christmas actually be bad for the economy? d? on black friday, it doesn't matter, as long as we end up here at 5 a.m., or at homedepot.com, starting thursday. where prices have been cut, chopped, and sanded... on the most powerful tools that cut. ...chop... ...and sand. so we, or somebody on our list, can do the same. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. the early bird gets a special buy on a ryobi two-piece lithium-ion kit, just $99. >>> it's being called the thanksgiving creep. a record number of stores are getting a jump-start on the holiday shopping season by opening their doors tonight. nbc's kevin tibbles is live in chicago for us. he's getting ready to shop till he drops, always ready to do the deed for work. so, what you got there? how bad is it going to be out there today? >> alex, if you think i'm going to be in a mall today, you've got me confused with the other 83 million ke
thanks for joining us. >> thank you, i appreciate it. >>> here's one i haven't heard before. could christmas actually be bad for the economy? d? on black friday, it doesn't matter, as long as we end up here at 5 a.m., or at homedepot.com, starting thursday. where prices have been cut, chopped, and sanded... on the most powerful tools that cut. ...chop... ...and sand. so we, or somebody on our list, can do the same. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. the...
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she shouldn't use classified information. she is required in her position to use unclassified information. and that's precisely what she did. information provided to her unanimously by the intelligence community. to go after susan rice is totally and completely unfair. and those who are doing it repeatedly ought to back off. that is not where fault lies. >> senator conrad, great to have you with me. here to talk over some of the issues, ed schultz. ed, great to have you here. a lot to get into this morning as we talk about the fiscal cliff. erskine bowles says he thinks democrats and republicans are serious about getting a deal done, but when you hear congressman cole walking back statements, do you think that's true? >> cole doesn't want to be a political target of the right. so he can easily say i really didn't mean that prks and to ge of the news. and probably trying to set the table for other guys. which is a signal that the right wing is still very stuck in con kreetd as you said earlier. they don't want to move. they ar
she shouldn't use classified information. she is required in her position to use unclassified information. and that's precisely what she did. information provided to her unanimously by the intelligence community. to go after susan rice is totally and completely unfair. and those who are doing it repeatedly ought to back off. that is not where fault lies. >> senator conrad, great to have you with me. here to talk over some of the issues, ed schultz. ed, great to have you here. a lot to get...
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you make use of them as they are. but the thing to remember here i think that has been overlooked a little bit is that when democrats were in the minority in this senate, they were very wary of reforming the filibuster. joe biden said that filibuster reforms are about the arrogance of power. and harry reid said reforming the filibuster was a bad idea because it was sort of the last protection on individual rights. it was the last protection against abuses of power in washington. and if democrats try this now, then it's -- there is a good chance it could come back to bite them again in the future hen they are inevitably at some point in the minority. >> you know, mara, just real quickly, i think the point you raise about bernstein is a good one. it depends on the issue. if you're filibustering for example, obama care, there is no doubt a lot of the republican grassroots would rally behind it, and i think that would be good for democracy. i'm not talking about eliminating the entire rule. but if you're talking about shu
you make use of them as they are. but the thing to remember here i think that has been overlooked a little bit is that when democrats were in the minority in this senate, they were very wary of reforming the filibuster. joe biden said that filibuster reforms are about the arrogance of power. and harry reid said reforming the filibuster was a bad idea because it was sort of the last protection on individual rights. it was the last protection against abuses of power in washington. and if...
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and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. >>> okay. so in the wake of a high profile resignation of david petraeus and the new allegations surrounding john allen in afghanistan, there are lots of new questions being asked about how the scandal could affect the future of the cia and the covert community. joining me with insight is former cia operative who is also the author of a new spy novel. let's talk about this, michael, because someone who has close tabs to the espionage community and this is play
and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's...
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to a lot of us lives are at risk. people's live, families are at risk. >> well, the two are not mutually exclusive. i mean, that is, you can have a personal life and you can be very good at what you do and as a matter of fact, both generals, both general petraeus and general allen are extremely professional and very good at what they do in their professional lives. to expect that nobody is going to have a personal life, as well, not going to sit down and think about or do secret else, i think it's a little bit too much to expect. we should expect rectitude among our highest level officials and in this case, we should be very concerned about the fact that he did do that. i don't think that had an impact on his job. >> jack, let me ask to you stand by. i'm learning senator john mccain is calling for a select committee on the benghazi attack. >> seek to blame a spontaneous demonstration for the attack in benghazi when it was later acknowledged that no protest even occurred in benghazi and that the station chief in tripol
to a lot of us lives are at risk. people's live, families are at risk. >> well, the two are not mutually exclusive. i mean, that is, you can have a personal life and you can be very good at what you do and as a matter of fact, both generals, both general petraeus and general allen are extremely professional and very good at what they do in their professional lives. to expect that nobody is going to have a personal life, as well, not going to sit down and think about or do secret else, i...